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Healthcare, Guaranteed: A Simple, Secure Solution for America
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America spends more than any other developed nation on healthcare -- 2.1 trillion in 2007 alone. But 47 million Americans remain uninsured, and of those Americans who are insured, many suffer from poor health. In his ground-breaking proposal, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel offers up a plan to comprehensively restructure the delivery and quality of our healthcare. By eliminating emplo
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Paperback, 240 pages
Published
May 27th 2008
by PublicAffairs
(first published May 26th 2008)
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This book is clear, concise and straight-forward. Emanuel explores the many problems of our fragmented, fee-for-service health care "system." He analyzes many of the general suggestions for health care reform, including mandates, single-payer plans and incremental reforms, though proposing a system called the Guaranteed Healthcare Access Plan. It would provide 100% of Americans with universal health care vouchers, financed by a 10% dedicated VAT, to receive guaranteed care through private insura
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We definitely have a problem with health care. Our current system was designed when doctors in buggies were visiting patients at home. We spend more money per person with the poorest results of all Level 4 countries (see Hans Roslings data in Factfulness). We need sweeping changes that are non partisan. I’m not sure this book has the answers but we certainly need to find out. At least it’s a great starting point.
Anyone who disbelieves the American healthcare delivery and payment systems are terminally ill has never been sick themselves. American medical technology is arguably the best in the world, unfortunately the systems that bring it to the consumers are flawed.
The author uses government and industry statistics and facts to prove it. If facts and figures were not enough to get his point across, he presents heartbreaking personal anecdotes of patients throughout the country who have been victims of t ...more
The author uses government and industry statistics and facts to prove it. If facts and figures were not enough to get his point across, he presents heartbreaking personal anecdotes of patients throughout the country who have been victims of t ...more
Healthcare is of extreme interest and importance. Of all the books and magazine articles currently in circulation, I picked this one because Dr. Emanuel is an advisor to the Obama administration on healthcare issues besides being the brother of the White House Chief of Staff. His proposal, the Guaranteed Healthcare Access Plan (GHAP), has many good features: coverage for 100% of all Americans; the same benefits available to members of Congress; free choice of health providers, and some bad point
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I would love to stand on a street corner with a big box of these books and hand them out. Better yet, I would love to knock on the door of the White House and give one to the President. I actually would be sorely disappointed to learn he had not read it since the author is Rahm Emmanual's brother. But if he had read it, he would want to take healthcare reform this direction, so apparently he hasn't. I have not been a proponent for keeping healthcare privatized but this book sold me on how we can
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He makes a good case for scrapping the current system to provide health insurance for all to be supported by a value-added tax on all purchases. Although written before Obama Health Care became law, he has an interesting discussion of why the new health care law (bandaging the current system with mandated health insurance along with financial assistance to those who can't afford it) is NOT a solution.
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Sheesh, been working in health care/ health care policy for over 14 years...about time someone flipped off the policy wonks and laid it bare.
This is what happens when you take the politics out of a national issue (or is that crisis?)...it makes finding a solution so much easier, even possible.
If you want to know the reality of our healthcare system, read this.
This is what happens when you take the politics out of a national issue (or is that crisis?)...it makes finding a solution so much easier, even possible.
If you want to know the reality of our healthcare system, read this.
A very broad critique and even broader "solution", not too remarkable. Solid effort, but an issue this mammoth cannot possibly addressed in its deserving entirety through a short book like this (made even shorter with its mammoth font size!) Felt more like an introductory pamphlet for someone looking to get a preliminary understanding of the health care industry and its various problems.
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An easy essay on where we should be heading! Reads like a research paper, but he makes excellent arguments for his position/recommendations. Ezekiel is the brother of Rahm Emanuel.
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a must read for everyone who thinks our country needs healthcare reform. the best plan i've seen around...
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Jul 09, 2009
Amy
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Universal Healthcare w/o a government plan? I need to read this!
I read this back before "Obamacare" was passed. It helped to clarify some of the factors under consideration and made proposals not dissimilar from Wyden's. We know how that went.
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Great! Read this book if you want to learn about a really good solution to the current healthcare crisis in America. I really enjoyed this book. Now I feel informed about the current issues.
Interesting academic analysis; however, solutions are politically unfeasible. I do respect Zeke Emanuel and his bioethics. Book just doesn't work.
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Read this book if you want to understand the issues involved in health care reform.
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